Elizabeth Jaka
Elizabeth Jaka was the Trustee Area 1 representative on the Vista Unified Board of Education in California. She served on the board from 2008 to 2016.[1] Jaka lost a re-election bid in the general election on November 8, 2016.[2]
Elections
2016
Three of the five seats on the Vista Unified School District Board of Education were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. In her bid for re-election to Trustee Area 1, incumbent Elizabeth Jaka was defeated by challenger Rosemary Smithfield. Trustee Area 4 incumbent Angela Chunka ran against challengers Heather Emaus and Cipriano Vargas, and Vargas won the seat. The Trustee Area 5 race featured incumbent Richard Alderson and challenger Roland Balmer. Alderson won re-election to the board.[2][3]
Results
| Vista Unified School District, Trustee Area 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rosemary Smithfield |
62.84% | 6,156 |
| Elizabeth Jaka Incumbent | 37.16% | 3,641 |
| Total Votes | 9,797 | |
| Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential General Election - Tuesday, November 8, 2016," accessed December 9, 2016 | ||
Funding
Jaka filed an exemption form detailing she would not spend or receive more than $2,000 for this campaign. Because of this, she did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[4][5]
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Elizabeth Jaka Incumbent |
55.2% | 4,499 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tony Mora | 44.8% | 3,646 | |
| Total Votes | 8,145 | |||
| Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential General Election," accessed August 19, 2014 | ||||
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Vista Unified School District, "R. Elizabeth Jaka," accessed September 13, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate List: 2016 General Election," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, "PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL ELECTION," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "CampaignDocs eRetrieval: Search by Candidate's Last Name," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 8, 2016," accessed September 30, 2016
| 2016 Vista Unified School District Elections | |
| San Diego County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 1: • Incumbent, Elizabeth Jaka • Rosemary Smithfield Trustee Area 4: • Incumbent, Angela Chunka • Heather Emaus • Cipriano Vargas Trustee Area 5: • Incumbent, Richard Alderson • Roland Balmer |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
